Abstract: Stacks of paper sheets are delivered onto the upper reach of an endless conveyor or onto the upper side of a platform which is movable through an open side and into the interior of a carton at a carton filling station. The open side of the carton is closed, by pivoting the corresponding side wall upwardly from a level at or below the level of the bottom wall of the carton, upon completion of insertion of a stack.

Abstract: An open ended ostomy pouch having a folding bar attached to the bottom of the pouch. The folding bar extends on both sides beyond the width of the pouch at the bottom opening and includes interlocking closure components on opposite ends.

Abstract: A cold-water-swelling granular starch material derived from ungelatinized corn starch and characterized by a cold-water solubility of at least 50% is prepared by subjecting granular corn starch, slurried in selected aqueous alcohols, to conditions of high temperature and pressure. The cold-water-swelling granular starch material derived from chemically unmodified (or minimally modified) ungelatinized corn starch has an ability to set to a sliceable gel without cooking or chilling when blended with an aqueous sugar syrup. That granular starch material is particularly useful in food systems of the type which set or gel upon standing such as pie fillings, jellies, demouldable desserts and puddings.

Abstract: The permanent wave rod disclosed in this application comprises a hard plastic core surrounded by a soft pliable non-absorbent rubber sleeve. The rubber sleeve includes a plurality of longitudinal shallow grooves to more evenly distribute the permanent wave solutions to the inside of the hair curl wound about the rod. The diameter of the rod decreases from the ends of the rod toward the center to better fit the head and more evenly distribute the tension on the hair as it is wrapped about the rod. The soft pliable rubber provides an even tension to the wrapped hair.A rubber strap extends from one end of the rod and is stretched over the wrapped hair to a fastening socket at the other end thereby holding the curl of hair in place on the rod. The end of the rod from which the strap extends includes four radial grooves. The strap is placed in one of the radial grooves to assure that the strap returns to the original position on the hair after having been pulled away.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved process of decomposing a reaction mixture containing cyclohexyl hydroperoxide to form a mixture containing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol comprising using in the decomposition step a catalyst composition consisting essentially of (a) a specified salt of chromium, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum or vanadium and (b) as a stabilizing agent, an alkylsulfonic acid, an alkylarenesulfonic acid, an alkylammonium sulfonate, or an alkylphosphonium sulfonate.

Abstract: This invention relates to ortho-heterocyclic benzene sulfonylureas which are useful as herbicides and growth regulants.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with the use of sorbitol to stabilize aqueous solutions of yeast lactases. The sorbitol is conveniently used in high concentration so as to act not only as a stabilizing agent but also as an antimicrobial agent. If desired, an antimicrobial agent other than sorbitol can be incorporated. Both aqueous solutions of yeast lactases containing sorbitol and processes for stabilizing aqueous solutions of yeast lactases by incorporation of sorbitol are claimed.

Abstract: High strength, high modulus cellulose triacetate fibers are produced by spinning a 30-42% by weight solution of cellulose triacetate having an acetyl content of at least 42.5% and an inherent viscosity of at least 5 from a solvent mixture comprising trifluoroacetic acid and another solvent having a molecular weight of less than 160 in a mol ratio of 0.3-3.0 through an air gap into a coagulating bath. The fibers are optionally heat treated under tension or saponified to provide high strength high modulus regenerated cellulose fibers.

Abstract: A knee and leg orthopedic exercising device is shown for use by a person that is seated in a chair. The device itself is a wide leg rest that may accommodate both legs of the user, although it could be used for one leg at a time. This leg rest has a side profile of an inverted capital T having a vertical shank portion that is supported from a generally perpendicular crown portion. The edge of one end of the crown portion is provided with an elongated roller which is adapted to roll upon a floor surface. The top side of the side of the crown portion which is remote from the roller serves as a footrest, while the side of the shank portion of the leg rest which is remote from the roller serves to support the shank of at least one of the legs of the user. This leg rest is provided with holding straps for holding the shank portion of the leg rest against the underside of the shank portion of the user's leg as the user flexes the leg between a vertical and an inclined, outstretched position.

Abstract: A dispenser for a stack of horizontally disposed, rectangular cards or the like and a product vending machine incorporating the dispenser. The dispenser features a magazine for the stack of cards and a dispensing chute beneath the magazine. Between the magazine and the chute, on one lateral side thereof, is a slider with a pair of laterally extending front and rear fingers that can be moved frontally and rearwardly against the front and rear edges, repectively, of the bottommost card of the stack. When the dispenser is actuated, the slider moves rearwardly so that its front finger urges the bottommost card to move rearwardly to an intermediate position in which the rear portions of the card are restrained from moving downwardly while the front portions of the card are free to move downwardly into the dispensing chute.

Abstract: A powered downdraft type combustion unit which substantially completely gasifies the fuel burned therein during the combustion process and produces a maximum amount of usable heat for utilization at a location remote from the combustion unit is provided. The present combustion unit includes a heavily insulated outer shroud enclosing insulated sequential combustion chambers to prevent heat loss from the combustion chambers. A primary combustion chamber is separated from a secondary combustion chamber by a plurality of refractory grates. Fuel is fed to the primary combustion chamber to be combusted therein, and the products of this stage of combustion then pass to the secondary combustion chamber where the combustion process is completed. The heat-containing combustion gases are directed from the secondary combustion chamber to a heat utilizing appliance through a conduit connected therebetween.

Abstract: Aqueous fructose and aldehydes, ketones and/or acetals may be effectively catalyzed into alkylidene fructose derivatives with immobilized acid catalysts. The reaction provides a means for enriching the fructose content of conventional high fructose corn syrups. Perfluorinated acid resins are especially effective catalysts for converting aqueous fructose and acetone solutions into diacetone fructose. Catalysis with the perfluorinated acid resins may be conducted at significantly lower conversion temperatures with superior reactant and reaction product exchange rates. Enrichment of high fructose corn syrups may be generally accomplished by catalyzing the fructose and acetone into a diacetone fructose solution with the perfluorinated acid resin, allowing the dextrose to precipitate from the diacetone solution, hydrolyzing the diacetone fructose to fructose and recovery of the enriched fructose product therefrom.

Abstract: Improved resolution of magnetic toner image on a substrate is obtained by removing excess toner from a recording member containing parallel lines of flux by passing an air flow substantially parallel to the premagnetization line pattern to remove excess toner prior to toner transfer to the substrate.

Abstract: A line loop designed for the transmission of digitized voice samples as well as data words between an exchange and several subscriber terminals, not all of them necessarily equipped for voice communication, is connected through a modem to a bus with parallel branches extending to all the terminals, each branch including an outgoing-data lead, an incoming-data lead and two ancillary leads carrying clock pulses for the timing of data transmission and reception which are generated at the exchange. Each terminal, identified by a multibit address, is provided with an interface including a carrier sensor which detects the free or busy state of the line--during a time slot assigned to data transmission--on the basis of a certain protocol according to which an idle state is denoted by an unbroken succession of at least seven bits of predetermined logical value (here "1").

Abstract: A flue for cooling the flow of reaction product from the high temperature oxidation of a metal halide to the metal oxide in the presence of oxygen, said flue comprising a first section wherein the cross-sectional area is increased thereby decreasing the turbulence of the flow and a second section wherein the cross-sectional area is decreased thereby increasing the velocity or turbulence of the flow and the process for using said flue to produce an agglomerate of TiO.sub.2 particles that are readily filterable and easily ground.

Abstract: An apparatus for injecting a lubricating liquid, e.g., water, into a conduit as an annular layer around a flowing Bingham solid, e.g., a water gel or water-in-oil emulsion explosive, to facilitate the flow of the Bingham solid has an annular passageway from which the lubricating liquid flows into a cylindrical chamber containing the flowing Bingham solid. The annular passageway has a constricted throat portion of adjustable width, which, along with the flow rates of the Bingham solid and the lubricating liquid, is adjusted to produce a thin film of lubricant which allows lubricated plug flow of the Bingham solid in a descending section of conduit under the propelling force of gravity alone. Low drag permits the delivery of Bingham solid explosives into very deep vertical holes with no increase in the required pumping pressure.

Abstract: A permanently solderable palladium-nickel electroplated coating is formed on electrically conductive surfaces. The coating has a first alloy layer of 46 to 82 atomic percent palladium and 18 to 54 atomic percent nickel. This first layer is covered by a continuous second layer of 96 to 100 atomic percent metallic palladium and 0-4 atomic percent nickel. The second layer has a thickness of up to twenty angstroms. The second layer is formed by dipping the first layer in a solution of sulfuric or hydrochloric acid.

Abstract: The anti-theft control system includes a sending module (A) for sending encoded signals on a power line (12) of a vehicle power supply (B). The sending module (A) includes a keyboard (52) on which an authorized user enters his code. If the proper code is entered, a digital encoder (40) produces a preselected encoded signal which is imposed on the power signal by an interface circuit (60). The anti-theft control system further includes a receiving module (C) which receives encoded signals from the power line. The receiving module includes a detector (70) for separating encoded signals from the power signal and a decoder (80) for comparing the received encoded signal with the preselected encoded signal. If the decoder (80) determines that the preselected encoded signal has been received, it enables an ignition control circuit (90) to pass electric power from the vehicle ignition key switch (20) to the vehicle ignition (22).

Abstract: Apparatus for orienting and quickly directing into a plurality of container conveying channels a single file of containers, even irregularly shaped ones, comprising a feeding conveyor on which the single file of containers is caused to travel in a guided manner; a screw feeder for controlling the flow of the containers on the conveyor, and for suitably spacing them; a further conveyor with equispaced fingers for keeping a given number of containers in the spaced position; and deflecting blades for diverting the containers into sorting channels leading to the container conveying channels.

Abstract: Process for oxidatively carbonylating toluene to toluic acid, at least 50 mol % of the toluic acid being the p-isomer, said process comprising contacting and reacting, at 110.degree.-250.degree. C., at a pressure of at least 500 psi (3.45 MPa), toluene, carbon monoxide, oxygen and the catalyst ingredients consisting essentially of(a) a compound of rhodium or iridium;(b) a sulfur oxy-acid or a Group Ia or IIa metal salt of a sulfur oxy-acid;(c) a sulfur oxy-acid or sulfur oxy-acid mixture having a Hammett acidity value (-H.sub.o) of greater than 7.0; and(d) a cupric salt of a sulfur oxy-acid;said catalyst ingredients containing 0.3-30 mol % of (a) and 70-99.7 mol % of (b+c+d), with the molar ratios (b/a) and (c/a) each being at least 2 and the molar ratio (d/a) being at least 0.5, and recovering toluic acid.